Southeast RCAP Focus on Local Resident

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Plumbing project needs help

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Posted by VACAP Archives at 4:12 PM - Categories: Press Releases | Member News

Model for School Reform

Chicago School Reform Could Be a U.S. Model
By Maria Glod
CHICAGO -- At Cameron Elementary School west of downtown, most kids don't know the alphabet when they start kindergarten, nearly all are poor, and one was jumped by a gang recently, just off campus. But the school this year posted its highest reading and math scores ever -- a feat that earned cash...

Posted by VACAP Archives at 4:09 PM - Categories: Press Releases

Weatherization Focus for the New Year

US   | December 30, 2008
Focus on Weatherization Is Shift on Energy Costs
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Weatherizing more homes with public help would mark a shift in government energy assistance: cutting poor people's energy bills instead of helping pay them.

Posted by VACAP Archives at 4:06 PM - Categories: Press Releases

Paul Krugman on State Budgets and the Recession

OPINION   | December 29, 2008

Op-Ed Columnist:  Fifty Herbert Hoovers

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Even as Washington tries to rescue the economy, the nation will be reeling from the actions of 50 Herbert Hoovers — state governors who are slashing spending in a time of recession.

Posted by VACAP Archives at 3:35 PM - Categories: Press Releases

Webb Sets His Sights on Prison Reform

Somewhere along the meandering career path that led James Webb to the U.S. Senate, he found himself in the frigid interior of a Japanese prison.

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Posted by VACAP Archives at 2:29 PM - Categories: Press Releases

Realistic, but not hopeful, opinions on welfare and housing

New York Times and Washington Post Opinions

OPINION   | December 26, 2008

 Editorial:  Welfare as We Knew It

A 1990s welfare reform program with an emphasis on shunting the poor toward low-paying, start-up jobs is becoming increasingly pointless as the job market ossifies.

Fading Housing Hope

The early returns are in, and the housing bailout is, at this point, a flop

Posted by VACAP Archives at 2:07 PM - Categories: Press Releases

Community Action Agency Core Programs and The Omnibus Appropriations Bill

As further explanation of the provisions relevant to CAAs in the U.S. House-passed Omnibus Appropriations Bill, the following PDF file list proposed funding for Community Action Agency core programs. The bill is currently being considered by the U.S. Senate.

Posted by VACAP Archives at 5:24 PM - Categories: Press Releases | Member News